Art Museums/Galleries

Ásmundur Sveinsson, Hugleikur Dagsson, Erró, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, these are but a drop in the ocean of the talent Iceland has cultivated over the years. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so go and behold.

Samúel Jónsson’s Art Museum
Art Museums/GalleriesThe WestfjordsWest of Iceland

Samúel Jónsson’s Art Museum

The museum features the works and life story of local artist Samúel Jónsson. The association for the renovation of Samúel Jónsson’s art museum in Selárdalur has been working on the ...
LÁ Art Museum
Art Museums/GalleriesSouth of Iceland

LÁ Art Museum

The Listasafn Árnesinga Art Museum has been an important venue of modern and contemporary art since 1963. Feel free to explore local art, relax in the café, and browse through art ...
Tryggvi Ólafsson Art collection
Art Museums/GalleriesEast of Iceland

Tryggvi Ólafsson Art collection

The artists Tryggvi Ólafsson is one of Iceland’s best-known contemporary artists. Born in 1940 at Norðfjordur in Fjarðabyggd, he studied at the The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts from ...
Akureyri Art Museum
AkureyriArt Museums/GalleriesNorth of Iceland

Akureyri Art Museum

The Akureyri Art Museum aims to promote visual arts and culture in the local community as well as in a wider global context. The museum is conveniently situated in the town centre in ...
The Herring Factory at Hjalteyri
Art Museums/GalleriesNiche MuseumsNorth of Iceland

The Herring Factory at Hjalteyri

The herring factory in Hjalteyri, North Iceland was built in 1937 and closed its doors in 1966. Nowadays, the concrete hull is occupied by an artist-run space (Verksmiðjan), as well as ...
Sudurnes Science and Learning Center
Art Museums/GalleriesNature MuseumsReykjanes

Sudurnes Science and Learning Center

If you are interested in Icelandic nature and wildlife, research related to the area, and art, the Suðurnes Science and Learning Centre is a place you must visit! The centre features three ...
Duus Safnahús
Art Museums/GalleriesHistory MuseumsNatural Science MuseumsNiche MuseumsReykjanes

Duus Safnahús

Welcome to Duushús Duus safnahús is the Art and Cultural Center of Reykjanesbær. It houses the exhibition halls for the local museums, concert halls and halls for mixed cultural activities. ...
Mosfellsbær Art Gallery / Mosfellsbær Library
Art Museums/GalleriesLibrariesReykjavik

Mosfellsbær Art Gallery / Mosfellsbær Library

Mosfellsbær Art Gallery opened in 2005 and is a part of the town's public library. Both the gallery and the library are a central part of the cultural life of Mosfellsbær and are frequently ...
Museum of Design and Applied Art
Art Museums/GalleriesReykjavik

Museum of Design and Applied Art

The Museum of Design and Applied Art is the only museum in Iceland that specialises in the field of Icelandic design and applied art. It houses a collection of 3,000 objects such as ...
The House of Collections
Art Museums/GalleriesHistory MuseumsReykjavik

The House of Collections

The exhibition Points of View takes guests on a journey through the Icelandic visual world of past and present. Artifacts and works of art from the varied collections of six institutions ...